Carmen Gillis
Biography
Carmen is an Associate in the Baker McKenzie's Antitrust & Competition London team. With a strong focus on merger control and antitrust issues, she is an EU-qualified lawyer and has worked, among others, in the Madrid (Spain) and Lima (Peru) Baker McKenzie offices as part of a cross-office secondment opportunities. Previous to joining Baker McKenzie, Carmen worked at The Coca-Cola Company in Madrid as an analyst supporting the McDonald's Iberia Key Account.
Practice Focus
Carmen focuses on all aspects of EU and UK competition law, including multijurisdictional merger control, foreign investment and antitrust compliance matters. She advises clients in a wide range of industries, including private equity, consumer goods and retail, healthcare and the construction sector.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised a leading charging business to sell its division in Europe.
- Secured Phase 2 merger control clearance for Sika AG, a global specialty chemicals company, in its acquisition of a leading mortar manufacturer in Peru.
- Advised Kohlberg & Company, LLC on the acquisition of Worldwide Clinical Trials, a global, full service contract research organization.
- Regularly advised Platinum Equity with merger control and foreign investment work worldwide, including its latest acquisition of Calderys, a global provider for industries operating in high temperature conditions, and Hop Lun a global fashion lingerie and swim-wear company based in Hong Kong.
- Advised Solenis in connection with its acquisition of Diversey, a leading provider of hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning solutions.
- Advised a multinational telecommunications company on its global regulatory clearances (including merger control and foreign investment review) for its USD 1.8 billion acquisition of the EMEA business of another multinational telecommunications company
- Advised a global specialty pharmaceutical company in all merger control aspects regarding its two agreements to acquire anaesthetic products in Europe and dispose its business in China.
- Advised Sika AG to acquire MBCC Group, the former BASF Construction Chemicals from an affiliate of Lone Star Funds for a consideration of EUR 5.2 billion.
- Regularly advises FMCG companies regarding competition matters such as implementation of internal competition policies, deliver dawn raid trainings, resale price maintenance, territorial restrictions and online sales issues.
- Advise multinational corporations in the clothing retailer sector and fast food industry in relation to its go to market models in the EU and UK.
- Represented a global manufacturer of fragrances in the dawn raid conducted by the UK Competition and Markets Authority in 2023.
Admissions
- Madrid~Spain (2020)
Education
- King's College London (Diploma in EU Competition Law) (2022)
- Comillas Pontifical University (ICADE) (LL.B. in Law) (2018)
- Comillas Pontifical University (ICADE) (B.A. in Business Management and Economics) (2018)
- Marquette University (Exchange Program) (2017)
- University of Bergen (ERASMUS+ Program) (2017)
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- French
Previous Offices
- Madrid
- Lima